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Detail of carving at Masjid I No Gumbad Mosque of Nine Domes Balkh Afghanistan Built in the first half of the ninth century
Detail of carving at Masjid I No Gumbad Mosque of Nine Domes Balkh Afghanistan Built in the first half of the ninth century the No Gumbad Mosque Nuh Gunbad to the southwest of Balkh is one of the oldest known monuments of Islam Its modern name No Gumbad refers to the nine vaults or domes that covered the original structure
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Location: Masjid I No Gumbad Mosque of Nine Domes Balkh Afghanistan Asia
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